# N6231U: 1962 Mooney M20C, registration cancelled 2013-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2070
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1962
- Last registry action: September 23, 2004
- Mode S code: A823F0
- Location: [Crete, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Crete)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4276° N, 87.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60417, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6231U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6231U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6231U-2013-08-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mooney M20C: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2002FA0001157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0001157), Sep 21, 2002: LINE. FAILED. DURING FLT,SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM LAF, IN CRUISE AT 3,000 FT, PILOT HEARD A POP FROM THE ENGINE. SMOKE FROM FRONT COWLING, AND IN THE COCKPIT. CONTACTED T

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20020921029589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921029589I), Sep 21, 2002: Mooney M20C (N6231U), Lafayette, IN. (-23) On 09/21/02 a Mooney, M-20-C, registration number N6231U, shortly after departure from laf, while in cruise at 3,000 ft at approximately 1633Z, pilot…

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